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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Eric S. Kennedy, Memphis, TN (US);
Maroun H. Tarsha, Memphis, TN (US);
Zachary C. Wilkinson, Germantown, TN (US);
Randy C. Winebarger, Southaven, MS (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient matched instrument is disclosed. The patient matched instrument includes a body having an interior patient matched surface; a cutting slot extending through at least a portion of the body; a first paddle extending from the body; and a second paddle spaced apart from the first paddle and extending from the body; and wherein at least one of the first paddle and the second paddle further comprises a hook.